Outdoor skating: Ice rinks get ready to open

File PhotoSelina Johnston and Cam Brieden, both of Rockford, take a picture of themselves skating in December 2008 at Rosa Parks Circle.

Outdoor ice-skating rinks will be opening soon in Portage and South Haven. At 10 a.m. Wednesday, the South Haven Ice Rink will open for the season. It will also be in operation on Thanksgiving Day.

The rink, which is located under the pavilion across from the city hall on Phoenix Street, attracts more than 10,000 people annually. The cost is $3.50, which includes stake rental, if necessary. For more information, contact the rink at 269-639-1113 or at www.shicerink.com.

Meanwhile, Portage’s Ice Rink at Millennium Park, 280 Romence Road just west of South Westnedge Avenue, is scheduled to open at noon Dec. 4. Fees remain $4 a day for open skating. Skate rental is $3 a day. For information, call the city of Portage’s parks department 269-329-4522.